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read a children’s book about trans inclusivity to a class of three- and four-year-olds. Now, the preschool lesson is dividing parents and educators at the city-funded New York Kids Club on Amsterdam ...

read a children’s book about trans inclusivity to a class of three- and four-year-olds. Now, the preschool lesson is dividing parents and educators at the city-funded New York Kids Club on ...